FR · 2019 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
France, 2019
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
20.7%
France, 2019
▼ 5.9% vs 2018 (22.0%)
Analysis
In 2019, France's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 5.9% compared to 2018, reaching 20.7%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 15.7%.
France ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.5% (from 25.7% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
131.8%
EU-27: 15.7%
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a